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Here are 3 of our latest articles:
- McKinstry vs. Brooklyn Daily Times - by Steve Sisto in February 2021
- Lost for 200 Years: John Thorn Detects Base Ball in New York in 1821 - by John Thorn in January 2021
- Number of Known BB Clubs in 40 Largest US Cities, 1870 3.0 - by Bruce Allardice in September 2020
Here are 3 randomly selected articles:
- Ethnicity in 19C Base Ball -- A General Introduction - by Tom Gilbert in May 2020
- The Early Sporting Press in New England 1.0 - by Donna Halper in April 2020
- Base Ball on the Field, 1858-1865 - by Bruce Allardice in March 2020
- Old old games - by Larry McCray in December 2019
- Search Terms - by Larry McCray in December 2019
- NER Project Overview - by Larry McCray in December 2019
- The Massachusetts Game - by Larry McCray in December 2019
- Research Bibliography for Early Base Ball - by Bill Lyons in December 2019
- Wicket Ball - by Larry McCray in December 2019
- Emperics - by Larry McCray in December 2019
- Length of Games, 1860-1865 1.0 - by Bob Tholkes in October 2019
- Sons of Liberty - by Tom Gilbert in June 2019
- Ballplaying by Civil War Soldiers 1.0 - by Bruce Allardice in September 2018
- Very Early (pre-1857) Rules on Base Advancement After Caught Fly Balls - by Richard Hershberger in June 2018
- Baseball Making Notes - by Corky Gaskell in March 2018
- Ten-Position Base Ball - by Mark Brunke in February 2018
- Feeder and Rounders, 1841 - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- 1854 Unified Kinickerbocker-Eagle-Gotham Rules - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- La balle empoisonnée - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- The 20 Rules of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- 1860 NABBP Rules - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- Rules of the Massachusetts Association of Base Ball Players - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- Englische Base-ball - by Bill Hicklin in March 2016
- Early Evidence on Base Stealing - by Richard Hershberger in February 2016
- The Play-Testing of Early Base Ball Rule Modifications, version 1.0 - by Richard Hershberger in January 2016
- Cricket and the Rise of Baseball - by Bruce Allardice in June 2015
- Beachville Deconstruction (The New York Game Comes to Canada) - by Bill Humber in May 2015
- Uniforms - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Playing to Win - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Base Ball Fever - by Jeffrey Kittel in September 2014
- Gambling's Role - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Club Makeup - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Patterns of Spread - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- The Big Tours - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Predecessor Pastimes - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- The Beneficiaries - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Accounts - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- Competing Pastimes - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- The Grounds - by Marty Payne in September 2014
- Media Effects - by Larry McCray in September 2014
- The Spread of Early Base Ball in Illinois to 1870 - by Bruce Allardice in August 2014
- The Backstop - by Richard Hershberger in July 2014
- Judgment! - by Richard Hershberger in July 2014
- Called Pitches - by Richard Hershberger in July 2014
- Pitchers Covering First - by Richard Hershberger in July 2014
- Protoball Search Aid - by Larry McCray in March 2014
- Spirit Letters From X, 1857-8 - by Bob Tholkes in February 2014
- Stoolball Today -- The Rejuvenation of an Ancient Pastime - by John and Kay Price in November 2013
- For Fun and Health -- That's Why She Played - by Debbie Shattuck in October 2013
- 19CBB Highlights, August September 2013 - by Bob Tholkes in October 2013
- Internet Search Tips - by Bruce Allardice in October 2013
- Richard Hershberger Interview, October 2013 - by Protoball Functionary in October 2013
- Bruce Allardice Find Stories, October 2013 - by Bruce Allardice in October 2013
- Sliding - by Richard Hershberger in October 2013
- The Spread of Base Ball, 1859 - 1870 - by Bruce Allardice in September 2013
- Next Destin'd Post, August 2013 - by Larry McCray in August 2013
- Interview with 2013 SABR-Origins Chair Bill Johnson - by Protoball Functionary in August 2013
- 1857 Rules - by Jeffrey Kittel in July 2013
- Interview with Bill Ryczek - by Protoball Functionary in June 2013
- The Next Destin'd Post, June 2013 - by Larry McCray in June 2013
- Sam Marchiano and the 1755 Bray Diary Find - by Protoball Functionary in June 2013
- Don't Forget the Girls - by Debbie Shattuck in June 2013
- Performing Logic Searches on Protoball - by Dave Anderson in June 2013
- 19CBB Digest, April-May 2013 - by Bob Tholkes in June 2013
- 1845 Knickerbocker Rules - by Jeffrey Kittel in April 2013
- 19CBB Digest, March 2013 - by Bob Tholkes in April 2013
- Multi-word Searches on Protoball - by David Anderson in April 2013
- Randall Brown's Find of the Wheaton Account -- Before the Knickerbockers - by Randall Brown in April 2013
- Interview with Peter Morris - by Protoball Functionary in April 2013
- New England Woman Observes Ball Play in Norfolk, Virginia in 1802 - by Tom Altherr in April 2013
- Next Destin'd Post, April 2013 - by Larry McCray in April 2013
- Irish Rounders (Burman's Report) - by Howard Burman in March 2013
- New Englander Confronts Impious Sunday Ball-playing in Virginia - by Tom Altherr in March 2013
- Linking Clubs to Ballgames - by Dave Anderson in February 2013
- Postings to 19CBB, Jan. - Feb. 2013 - by Bob Tholkes in February 2013
- Dave's Tip No. 1 -- Using "Site Search" and "Enhanced Search" - by Dave Anderson in February 2013
- An Interview with David Block - by Protoball Functionary in February 2013
- Tom Altherr Contemplates His Favorite Finds - by Tom Altherr in February 2013
- A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball - by Tom Altherr in February 2013
- The Next Destin'd Post, January 2013 - by Larry McCray in January 2013
- The Story of George Thompson’s 1823 Find --- Base Ball in New York City - by George Thompson in January 2013
- A New Find on Early Wicket and Old Fashioned Base Ball - by Tom Altherr in January 2013
- Bob Tholkes Condenses Key 19CBB Postings in December 2012 - by Bob Tholkes in January 2013
- The Story of George Thompson’s 1823 Find -- "Base Ball" in NYC! - by George Thompson in January 2013
- The Spread of Base Ball in the Pacific Northwest - by Mark Brunke in January 2013
- Interview with John Thorn, Official Historian of Major League Baseball - by Protoball Functionary in January 2013
- "A Good Many Different Kinds of Ball" - by Tom Altherr in January 2013
- What Was The Massachusetts Game, Anyway? - by Jeffrey Kittel in December 2012
- What Was Rounders, Anyway? - by Larry McCray, Jeffrey Kittel in November 2012
- Early Championships - by Larry McCray in October 2012
- What Was Town Ball, Anyway? - by Larry McCray, Jeffrey Kittel in October 2012
- Ballplaying in Civil War Camps - by Larry McCray in July 2009
- The Evolution of the Baseball Up To 1872 - by Rob Loeffler in March 2007
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